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How the California Bill Implements Federal NRRA Surplus Lines Reform
Mar 21 2011 // The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA), Subtitle B, Part I, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, reaches out and touches California on July 21, 2011. In anticipation of its effective date,...
California to Extend Low-Cost Auto Program to Same Sex Spouses
Mar 21 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has filed regulations to add the category of “spouse” to the application form for the state’s Low Cost Auto Insurance Program. “The definition of...
Calif. State Fund Investigation Closed
Mar 21 2011 // The Joint Task Force comprised of the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has reportedly completed its four-year investigation of...
Gov. Brown Declares Emergency in 2 More Calif. Counties
Mar 18 2011 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for two more coastal counties hit by last week’s tsunami. The governor issued emergency proclamations March 16 for Mendocino and San Luis Obispo...
Calif. Senators Introduce National Earthquake Legislation
Mar 18 2011 // U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, both D-Calif., have introduced legislation to lower the cost of earthquake insurance for Californians and individuals who purchase coverage from a non-profit, state-run...
Heffernan Names Lantz Assistant VP in Orange, Calif.
Mar 14 2011 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers,a full-service, independent insurance brokerage firm, has hired Brett Lantz as assistant vice president of its Orange, Calif., office. He will be responsible for producing new business in...
CEA: Japan Earthquake A Lesson for Californians
Mar 11 2011 // The tragic tsunamis and Magnitude 8.9 earthquake that have struck Japan – the fifth largest quake in the world since 1900 – are a stark reminder that earthquakes can happen any time and it’s essential to prepare,...
Report Calls Into Question Use of Addictive Narcotics in Workers’ Comp Claims
Mar 11 2011 // A relatively small percentage of medical providers are responsible for writing narcotic prescriptions in California workers’ compensation claims, according to a new report by the California Workers’...
California Insurance Women’s Group Installs New Members
Mar 11 2011 // The South Bay Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women International based in Torrance, Calif., recently installed nine new members to the local association. Installations included: Kathya Ceballos of...
Tsunami Damage on Western Coasts Minimal
Mar 11 2011 // The Pacific Warning Tsunami Center said waves that reached Hawaii — up to 7 feet high on Maui — as a result of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Japan “are not going to be a major damaging...
California to Extend Low-Cost Auto Program to Same Sex Spouses
Mar 10 2011 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has filed regulations to add the category of “spouse” to the application form for the state’s Low Cost Auto Insurance Program. “The definition of...
Calif. State Fund Investigation Closed
Mar 10 2011 // The Joint Task Force comprised of the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Department of Insurance (CDI) and San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has reportedly completed its four-year investigation of...
How California Bill Implements Federal NRRA Surplus Lines Reform
Mar 8 2011 // The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA), Subtitle B, Part I, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, reaches out and touches California on July 21, 2011. In anticipation of its effective date,...
California Earthquake Authority Targets $5 Million to Help Agents Sell Insurance
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
California Earthquake Authority Targets $5 Million to Help Agents Sell Earthquake Insurance
Mar 7 2011 // New Zealand’s 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake is expected to be one of the costliest global insurance events since 2008, with total insured losses ranging between $3 billion and $12 billion. And it’s not...
Business Moves
Mar 7 2011 // Lawson-Hawks, Christopher Lee Insurance Services Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates Inc., a regional independent insurance broker based in Mountain View, Calif., acquired Christopher Lee Insurance Services of Carmel, Calif....
Local California Fire Chief Unaware of Gas Line Before Explosion
Mar 4 2011 // Until a deadly explosion south of San Francisco last year, local firefighters had no idea there was a large gas transmission pipeline underneath their town — a recurring problem in pipeline accidents, federal safety...
California Proposes to Disable Itself From Taxing 100% of Surplus Lines Premium
Mar 1 2011 // A California legislator has proposed a surplus lines bill — one effect of which will reduce California’s surplus lines premium tax revenues. On Feb. 9, 2011, California Assembly Member Solario introduced Assembly...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Web Site To Verify Employers’ Insurance
Feb 25 2011 // The California Office of Administrative Law has approved new regulations for creating a Web site that will allow people to verify employers have workers’ compensation insurance coverage, and for employers to dispute...
California’s Median Auto Insurance Rate Decreases 3%
Feb 24 2011 // The median six-month auto insurance rate in California has decreased approximately 3.1 percent over the past 12 months to reach $809 according to InsWeb. Over the same 12-month period, the national median auto insurance...
